Broadband News

More statistics from Ofcom

Ofcoms monthly Internet and Broadband Update can be found here. This May 2004 update provides data for upto April and February 2004, on subjects like coverage of broadband in the UK and the number of subscribers on the various
services.

Take up of broadband in the UK (April 2004)

Total broadband connections

3,992,500

UK homes with broadband

14%

DSL connections

2,446,000

Unbundled local loops (LLU)

11,500

Cable modem connections

1,538,000

Fixed wireless connections

2,500

Satellite

Over 6,000

Rate of new connections

Over 40,000 per week

Interestingly the number of UK adults that have the Internet at home, and who are using broadband exceeded those using metered narrowband services for the first time in February 2004 (27% versus
25%). 67% of people are still using narrowband (dialup) in its various metered and unmetered forms, and just 1% are using ISDN.